Sri Lanka: Prime Minister calls landmine clearance national imperative

Even after 16 years after the guns fell silent in Sri Lanka’s civil war, the hidden danger of landmines still lingers across the Northern and Eastern provinces. Speaking at a Donor Coordination and Appreciation Ceremony in Colombo yesterday, Prime Minister Read More …

Estonia: Over 1,200 historic explosives found in Saaremaa

During planned demining operations that began late last week on Saaremaa, bomb disposal experts have already discovered 1,260 explosive devices. The search efforts will continue through May 5. The first days of large-scale demining operations that began on April 25 Read More …

Vietnam: Mine clearance at Quang Tri ancient citadel completed

The UK’s Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the Quang Tri Mine Action Centre (QTMAC), in coordination with the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Management Board, on April 24 handed over the cleared site after completing mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance Read More …

Cambodia: Botum Sakor district in Koh Kong to be declared mine-free

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) is set to declare Botum Sakor district in Koh Kong province free of landmines on April 29, according to CMAA spokesman Lang Kosal. Kosal stated that the CMAA, in collaboration with Read More …

Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces cleared over 900,000 sq m of land in 2024 demining operations

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cleared 903,326 square meters of land in 2024 as part of ongoing demining efforts, the BiH Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. In total, over 14.7 million square meters of land were Read More …

EU allocates €23M for demining operations in Azerbaijan

The total funding from the EU for demining operations in Azerbaijan, taking into account the funds allocated this year, will reach approximately 23 million euros, the European External Action Service told Report. Together with the 10 million euros that the Read More …

Vietnam: Quảng Trị an exemplary model in handling explosive remnants of war

After nearly 30 years of international cooperation for unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal, the central province of Quảng Trị has become a model for addressing the consequences of war. Quảng Trị is among the localities which bore the heaviest burden of Read More …

Angola needs $240 million to clear hundreds of civil war minefields

Angola requires $240 million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1,000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades ago, the National Mine Action Agency head said. The landmines, planted during the 27-year civil war Read More …

Vietnam: Silently, officers and soldiers of the Engineer Corps in mine clearance

In today’s peacetime, there are still silent wars within silence, dangers within dangers and hardships of the Engineer soldiers. That is the war in searching for bombs, mines, and explosives left over from the war . At the border of Read More …

Luxembourg provides 2.16 mln USD to support mine clearance in Cambodia

Luxembourg on Tuesday signed up to provide 2 million euros (about 2.16 million U.S. dollars) to support a mine clearance project in Cambodia. The deal was inked in Phnom Penh in the presence of visiting Crown Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Read More …